Composition as identity / edited by A.J. Cotnoir and Donald L.M. Baxter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cotnoir, A. J., editor.

Baxter, Donald L. M., 1954- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Whole and parts (Philosophy)--Congresses.

Whole and parts (Philosophy).

Metaphysics--Congresses.

Metaphysics.

Identity (Philosophical concept).

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

viii, 259 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Summary:

Composition is the relation between a whole and its parts-the parts are said to compose the whole; the whole is composed of the parts. But is a whole anything distinct from its parts taken collectively? It is often said that 'a whole is nothing over and above its parts'; but what might we mean by that? Could it be drat a whole just is its parts? This collection of essays is the first of its kind to focus on the relationship between composition and identity. Twelve original articles-written by internationally renowned scholars and rising stars in the field-argue for and against the controversial doctrine that composition is identity. An editors' introduction sets out the formal and philosophical groundwork to bring readers to the forefront of the debate. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Introduction and History

1 Composition as Identity / A. J. Cotnoir Cotnoir, A. J. 3

2 On Bits and Pieces in the History of Philosophy / Calvin G. Normore Normore, Calvin G., Deborah J. Brown Brown, Deborah J. 24

Part II Ontological Commitments of CAI

3 Counting and Countenancing / Achille C. Varzi Varzi, Achille C. 47

4 Ontological Innocence / Katherine Hawley Hawley, Katherine 70

5 Parts Generate the Whole, But They Are Not Identical to It / Ross P. Cameron Cameron, Ross P. 90

Part III Metaphysical Commitment of CAI

6 Composition as Identity, Modal Parts, and Mereological Essentialism / Meg Wallace Wallace, Meg 111

7 Compositional Pluralism and Composition as Identity / Kris McDaniel McDaniel, Kris 130

8 Unrestricted Composition as Identity / Einar Duenger Bohn Bohn, Einar Duenger 143

Part IV Logical Commitments of CAI

9 Is there a Plural Object? / Byeong-uk Yi Yi, Byeong-uk 169

10 Logical Considerations on Composition as Identity / Paul Hovda Hovda, Paul 192

11 Consequences of Collapse / Theodore Sider Sider, Theodore 211

Part V Indiscernibility and CAI

12 Donald Baxter's Composition as Identity / Jason Turner Turner, Jason 225

13 Identity, Discernibility, and Composition / Donald L. M. Baxter Baxter, Donald L. M. 244.

Notes:

Papers based on the Eastern American Philosophical Association meetings in 2011, and a conference held at Eidos Centre for Metaphysics, University of Geneva in May 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0199669619

9780199669615

OCLC:

886381750

Publisher Number:

99960544350